Above: Councilwoman Tara Wicker recognizes
Carolyn Bennett of the Foundation for Historical Louisiana for 40 years of spearheading initiatives, preserving the architectural and cultural heritage of historical gems throughout Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish
Metropolitan Council Meeting
June 24, 2015 at 4 p.m.

Above: Pledge of Allegiance given by Jeremy
Smith of New Hope Baptist Children's Church

Above: Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden
recognizes James Leon Walker, Jr. "JJ Warrior." In March 2012, at the age of
8, James was diagnosed with DIPG or Malignant Inoperable Brain Cancer, and is currently being treated at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis